Mr. Barker became a teenage evangelist at age 15. He maintained a touring musical ministry for 17 years, including eight years of full-time, cross-country evangelism. Following five years of reading, Mr. Barker gradually outgrew his religious beliefs. "If I had limited myself to Christian authors, I'd still be a Christian today" He announced his atheism publicly in January, 1984. He has been a staff member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation since 1987.

Dan is also the co-host of the weekly podcast Freethought Radio with wife Annie Laurie Gaylor.

Dan is available to discuss such topics as:

"Losing Faith in Faith," his story of de-conversion from preacher to atheist

How to be good without a god

The importance of state/church separation

Did Jesus rise from the dead?

Did Jesus exist?

Debating the existence of a god

Debating morality

Debating evolution

Debating the separation of church and state

Dan is also an accomplished pianist and vocalist, offering concerts of freethought tunes.

Dan is available to give presentations via teleconference using Skype or iChat. This option is much more flexible in terms of scheduling, and can drastically reduce costs for your group. If you're interested in this option, just let us know when you request your speaker.